How to install LAMP, FFMPEG and Git on a fresh Ubuntu 18.x for AVideo Platform version 4.x or newer

This Tutorial will teach you how to install AVideo Platform Streamer Site what means it is the front end of AVideo Platform . You can watch it running at https://demo.avideo.com/ or https://tutorials.avideo.com/

If for any reason you need help to set up the AVideo Platform app or the server, fell free to ask us for help:

https://www.youphptube.com/services

Just copy and paste this:

if you want to install both (encoder and streamer) use this compiled code:

sudo apt-get install apache2 php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql php-curl php-gd php-intl mysql-server mysql-client ffmpeg git libimage-exiftool-perl && cd /var/www/html && sudo git clone https://github.com/WWBN/AVideo.git && cd /var/www/html && sudo git clone https://github.com/WWBN/AVideo-Encoder.git && sudo apt-get install python && sudo curl -L https://yt-dl.org/downloads/latest/youtube-dl -o /usr/local/bin/youtube-dl && sudo chmod a+rx /usr/local/bin/youtube-dl && sudo a2enmod rewrite

or if you want just the encoder use this:

sudo apt-get install apache2 php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql php-curl php-gd php-intl mysql-server mysql-client git ffmpeg git libimage-exiftool-perl && cd /var/www/html && sudo git clone https://github.com/DanielnetoDotCom/YouPHPTube.git

Also, you need those commands for concrete Ubuntu 18 (it's not in the upper command because it's not tested):

sudo apt install php-mbstring php-gettext
sudo phpenmod mbstring
sudo systemctl restart apache2

After that, you need to set your mysql-root-password. This step has moved from Ubuntu 16 (password set while install) to Ubuntu 18 (password can be set anytime).

The most simple seems to be this:

sudo mysql_secure_installation

or

sudo mysqladmin -u root OLDPASSWORD NEWPASSWORD

or, if none of them work

sudo mysql
ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH mysql_native_password BY 'NEWPASSWORD';

Replace NEWPASSWORD with your password.

Source and more info is here, maybe also Issue 796 can help you.

Do not forget the "Rewrite-modules"-steps downer! If you have 404-errors, check them!

Single command list

If you have problems on installation, try it command by command, maybe this helps you or give us more info, what's failing.

sudo apt-get install apache2 php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql php-curl php-gd php-intl mysql-server mysql-client ffmpeg git libimage-exiftool-perl php-mbstring php-gettext python
cd /var/www/html
sudo git clone https://github.com/WWBN/AVideo.git
sudo git clone https://github.com/WWBN/AVideo-Encoder.git # only for encoder
sudo curl -L https://yt-dl.org/downloads/latest/youtube-dl -o /usr/local/bin/youtube-dl # only for encoder
sudo chmod a+rx /usr/local/bin/youtube-dl # only for encoder
sudo a2enmod rewrite
sudo phpenmod mbstring
sudo systemctl restart apache2
sudo mysql_secure_installation # set mysql-root-password

Rewrite-modules

This is a important step.

We need to allow Apache to read .htaccess files located under the directory. You can do this by editing the Apache configuration file:

Find the section <directory /var/www/html> and change AllowOverride None to AllowOverride All

sudo nano /etc/apache2/apache2.conf

After editing the above file your code should be like this:

<Directory /var/www/>
          Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
          AllowOverride All
          Require all granted
  </Directory>

In order to use mod_rewrite you can type the following command in the terminal:

sudo a2enmod rewrite

Restart apache2 after

sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

or

sudo service apache2 restart

The Encoder We recommend that you use an AVideo Encoder privately, it is also available for free and open source and you can download it here and also we made some installation instructions. But if you are limited in hardware or software resources feel free to use our public encoder https://encoder.avideo.com/

We hope you have fun! If you need help, have any question or Issue please open an Issue on https://github.com/WWBN/AVideo/issues